2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
3/03/2021 | 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM | The North Carolina Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (NC-EHDI) - Parent Support Team | Topical Breakout
The North Carolina Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program (NC-EHDI) - Parent Support Team
According to the Family Leadership in Language and Learning (FL3) national family needs assessment survey and a NC statewide family support survey conducted in 2018, families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) report that the most valuable source of support comes from families with a shared experience of having a D/HH child. Fostering parent-to parent support is priority area for NC-EHDI. To address this need, NC-EHDI developed a new program, the NC EHDI Parent Support Team designed to provide parent-to-parent support for families that have a child who is D/HH. The Parent Support Team is led by the NC-EHDI Parent Consultant and recruits and trains parent mentors who are advocates for all D/HH children and represent many areas of diversity including but not limited to: race/ethnicity, communication modality, bilingual ability, amplification choice. Six parents completed a parent support training that included the following topics: active listening, unbiased support, building confidence, and cultural competency. NC-EHDI is collaborating with the state’s Early Learning Sensory Support Program for Children with Hearing Impairments (ELSSP-HI) to identify families that are ready for parent support. This presentation will focus on the role of the parent mentor, the development of the support team, support team training, lessons learned from early implementation of the program and how NC-EHDI is collaborating with another state agency to connect parents to this resource.
- Participants will be able to discuss the importance of family support for families of children who are DHH
- Participants will be able to describe the role of the parent mentor in the NC-EHDI Parent Support Team
- Participants will be able to describe the role collaboration plays in making new programming successful.
Presentation:
23278_13554JennaRankin.pdf
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
CART transcripts are NOT YET available, but will be posted shortly after the conference
Presenters/Authors
Jenna Rankin
(), NC DHHS, jenna.rankin@dhhs.nc.gov;
Jenna Rankin is the Parent Consultant for North Carolina EHDI. She also has a young daughter who is deaf. She holds a degree in elementary education and spent six years teaching in public schools before transitioning to her current role in the EHDI program.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from NC DHHS.
Nonfinancial -
• Has a Personal (Participant, Volunteer)
relationship for Volunteer teaching and speaking,Other volunteer activities.
Marcia Fort
(), NC DHHS, marcia.fort@dhhs.nc.gov;
Dr. Fort is the Genetics and Newborn Screening Unit Manager in the Children and Youth Branch of the North Carolina Division of Public Health and serves as the NC EHDI Coordinator. She has worked with the NC EHDI program since 2002. Dr. Fort has 32 years of experience as a pediatric audiologist in hospital, private practice, ENT office and public school settings.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Jude Williams
(), NC Division of Public Health, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, jude.williams@dhhs.nc.gov;
Jude has worked with the NC-EHDI Program for 10.5 years. Jude has her BS in Biology and MPH in Health Behavior/Health Education.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.